suffect

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noun

An additional Roman consul elected during the official year, especially in order to replace a retiring one

OriginLatin suffectio →
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Meanings

nounsuffect (plural suffects)

plural suffects

  1. An additional Roman consul elected during the official year, especially in order to replace a retiring one

Origin

  1. Latinsuffectio“replace, substitute”
  2. Englishsuffect

From Latin suffectio (“replace, substitute”).

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APA

suffect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suffect

MLA

“suffect.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suffect. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suffect,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suffect.

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